A series of Jersey coins have been issued to commemorate the forthcoming royal wedding. A Jersey £5 royal wedding coin will be sell at face value with some postage charges. The coins are available in £5 and £10 denominations and a special gold £1 coin will be issued later this month to mark the year of the wedding. The brand new coins, which celebrate the royal wedding, are being issued by a Royal Mint approved distributor on behalf of Jersey. They have an exclusive design of the royal couple on the reverse and measure just over 38mm in diameter.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are tying the knot on Friday 29 April and the coins show a design of the Royal couple. The Treasury said the £5 coin was expected to be the most popular. The £5 coin can be bought at face value but the full range of coins, including £5 silver and £5 gold, can cost between £75 and £2,995. The item also payable in installments. The royal wedding coin is legal tender only in Jersey.
Specification:
Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Diameter 38.61mm
Metal: Cupro-Nickel
Legal tender only in Jersey
Source: BBC News
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